Types of Imperialism
When a foreign country occupies and controls another area or country
Imperialism
Hold other nations at bay from colonial outposts, protect markets and supply chains, and enforce country’s will on occupied lands. Why did they imperialize?
For Defensive Strategy
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The Dutch Afrikaners in South Africa
The Boers
What was the result of the 1884 Berlin Conference?
Africa was divided between the European nations without regard to ethnic groups.
When an area is technically autonomous (independent), but is still controlled by another country to protect their interests
A Protectorate
Small nations use up their own raw materials, need to find more to support economy and feed their own people with the industrial revolution. Why did they imperialize?
They needed to Secure Natural Resources
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The King of Belgium who used the Congo to gain wealth and resources
King Leopold II
Leopold’s REAL motives for taking the Congo.
To gain money from the collection and export of rubber
The idea that one country does NOT have dominion over another area of land, but still can have power to affect its development and place in the world market
A Sphere of Influence
Hierarchy of races with Nordic and Anglos at the top, and a hierarchy of nations, with the U.S. making its way to the top. Why did they imperialize?
Social Darwinism
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People who traveled to distant places in order to spread Christianity
A Missionary
All of the following statements are true about Africa BEFORE the Berlin Conference, except for one. Which is it?
A. The people of Africa followed multiple religions, including traditional tribal, Christianity, and Islam.
B. Africa had no organized governments and didn't follow any established religions.
C. Africa was divided by hundreds of ethnic and linguistic groups.
D. The people of Africa controlled their own trade networks and provided trade items.
B
When private companies engage in imperialism, settling colonies in areas for the express purpose of getting money or resources
Economic Imperialism
The motives for the European “Scramble for Africa” in the late 1800s
Secure natural resources
Defensive strategy
Social Darwinism
Expand Markets
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The indigenous South African group that fought the British for the territory
The zulus
Europeans originally could not travel inland in Africa because?
Powerful African Armies
Difficult Rivers
Rare Diseases
Direct political control of another area, usually through military force or some other kind of domination
A Colony
Emergent industrial powers quickly hit capacity to sell goods at home and needed an outlet that could make it easier for nations to bear erratic domestic depressions. Why did they imperialize?
To Expand Markets
These two countries controlled the most territory after the Berlin Conference?
France & Great Britain
A Welsh-born American journalist and adventurer who helped King Leopold II of Belgium have natives sign treaties to get control of the Congo River region. Who believes natives are violent savages
Henry Morton Stanley
Factors that promoted Imperialism in Africa
Industrialization
The Maxim Gun
The Steam Engine (able to travel on trains or steam boats on rivers)
Development of the malaria vaccine, Quinine